You may have noticed that Big Pharma’s contributions to the fight against Alzheimer’s and dementia are notably meager. For one, the few memory drugs that are on the market are expensive and don’t [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
Why 33 percent of Americans need more vitamin C
Today, I want to talk to you about a vitamin that’s an oldie-but-goodie. One that you still need to take every day, no matter how healthy you think your diet is: vitamin C. A lot of people think [...]
The “ultravitamin” of the future
You know how I’m always knocking those ignorant “experts” who insist that supplements don’t give you anything more than expensive urine? Well it might shock you to hear me say this, but… they’re [...]
An expanding waistline will shrink your brain
In case you needed another reason to care about your weight, get this: New data links extra body fat — around the belly, in particular — to lower brain volume. Yes, you read that right. It [...]
An egg a day keeps diabetes away
Why eggs remain one of the most controversial foods is utterly beyond me. I understand where everyone got the false assumption. For years, we operated under the myth that dietary cholesterol is [...]
Big Food serves up celiac disease
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Gluten-free diets aren’t just a fad. A lot of people really can (and do) benefit from removing wheat from their diets. Is it an intolerance? An allergy? [...]
How rising with the sun could save your life
They say the early bird gets the worm. But you know what she doesn’t get? Breast cancer, apparently. That’s right: Morning people enjoy a significantly lower risk of the dreaded disease. That’s [...]
American medicine serves consumers — not patients
I’m pretty excited about today’s issue of Reality Health Check. Not because it contains good news, mind you. But because it’s about time somebody blew the lid off the corruption in the cancer [...]
Testosterone — it’s not just for men
The moment I read about this study on testosterone replacement in women, I knew I had to share it with you. Why? Because in my medical practice, I use bioidentical hormone replacement therapy a [...]
Consistent exercise helps Alzheimer’s patients ward off deadly falls
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: What’s good for the heart is good for the head. And no, I’m not just waxing poetic in honor of another Valentine’s Day on the books. Those are the [...]